Acer E5-573 ventilation

Hey!

Basically, I want to get a new budget laptop, mostly for studies, but I want to be able to run couple games on it as well (games like Guild Wars 2, Skyrim, Dragon Age etc. - nothing too demanding). So far I have found, the best performance for buck, would be one of the Acer models. However, I am reading couple of reviews and it seems to me that there might be an issue with ventilation and overheating. At least there was such an issue for V5 model. And as far as I understood, both of the models have been build the same way (layout of motherboard, cooling stick (the copper thing that goes over GPU and CPU in order to keep them cool). Now, does anyone has a reference or experience with such problems for this type of laptop? I've been going trough reviews like mad for past couple of days, but most of them are fresh out of the box reviews and/or the laptop has been only used for 2 weeks or so.

Normally, I wouldn't stress out too much. But, I have had an Acer 5742, and at first it ran fine. But after a year or so, I noticed that it tends to overheat. After 3 years of ownership it was already a nightmare. Especially, if you want to multitask on the pc. I am cleaning it regularly, last summer I changed the thermo-paste and got myself a fan stand in order to keep it cool. But for the last couple of months, this Acer shows the last signs of life and I believe that I have to change it. Thus the question, if the E5 will last for a while, or will I be sitting in the fridge in order to have it working decently?

Also, I have read that for E5-573, you can install additional models - cooling or and extra hdd (or sdd). However, I couldn't find anything reasonable on this topic on the internets!

Guys, let me know! I will appreciate all the responses!

 

You want to game on laptop with the slowest card now in the market ? And with low voltage processor ? Skyrim and others if not GPU power, they seek for cpu power.
I would suggest for used models, like Asus or MSI 1st/2nd generation with strong Intel Core i5/i7 models and dedicated graphics card, with MXM slot. That would be more powerful on cpu side and gpu side, also probably cheaper (you can find some for 300-400$ used with good components). If not and you want new with GTX 850M or 950M.

 

Hey! Thanks for the reply. The model i am looking at has a GeForce 940m and i5 -6200 processor. Since my current pc was able to run all my games with geforce 630m and i3 processor, i believe there shouldn't be huge problems with aforementioned games.

I know that the components are relatively all right. But what concerns me the most is the overheating. I mean how big of a problem is it for these Acer models?

 

Apparently cooling while not great is at least acceptable.
I don't know if you've seen this, but you should.

 

For ultra voltage processor and low powered gpu, almost all cooling would be good, because it takes almost 0 power.
But for me i5 ulv is just stupid, this processor is often slower than normal i3 mobile.

 

@downloads , yeah, i checked it, laptop seems all right on paper. But for me there was too less testing regarding the interior of the machine. Therefore, i am asking here to get some additional insights.

@mufferer18 i cant argue much about processors. I know that a good i3 can outrun a poor i5, its all dependent on the number of threads. Correct me if im wrong, But as far as i understand a general rule is that more demanding cpu games (civilization and other strategies) will perform better on i5.

 

@RagiNagi you dont know a thing about ulv processors. They are heavly under powered, because they have to run on low voltage and have strict power limit to be energy efficent. But that makes it slower than i3, and thus that it has the same amount of core and threads as i3 (2c/4t), they are often slower from 10-30%. It's all because they are heavly underclocked. So basically you buying laptop wirh worser perfomance than i3, at a higher price.

 

@mufferer18 you are right, i dont know much. Ergo, i am asking here.

At which processors should i look at then? That give out a better performance but stays in the same price category?

Also from what i understood from this topic, higher power consumption = higher temperature. Maybe i should stick with this i5 in order to reduce risk of overheating?

Thanks!

 

The question of CPU seems to be rather less important here. i5U is fine for general tasks.
If the gaming performance is to be considered than the GPU is far more important than CPU.
So let's get the priorities straight here.

 

I don't know what laptops you have on market, at what prices, and what is the limit price. Tell this and I could help. Almost every laptop will be have sufficent cooling for i3 normal or i5, i5u is bad, because it's underclocked.

 

Hey! Basically, I am planning to buy it in Latvia. One of the largest stores for laptops is this. I already took the the liberty to guide you to the laptop section! On the right side you can choose the different variables and components.

I am looking mostly at laptops that are around 500Eur. And the max I could give out would be 550Eur. But that is as high as I can possibly go at the moment, and I really need the pc now.

 

In your shop there isn't anything worth to max 550Euro.
If you must buy new (because I have some used for sale, for example MSI GX60 or Asus G73JH, which are way more powerful than this), I would take the cheapest with 940m GTX.
Or if you can buy in Poland you could buy this
http://allegro.pl/do-grania-erazer-i7-8-128ssd-1tb-gtx950m-fhd-ips-i6297562691.html
It's about 525Euro + shipping. Has i7, gtx 950m and full hd display.